ملف ٢٢٩٧/ ١٩١٩ "تقارير شهرية للمقيمية البريطانية في الخليج الفارسي. ١٩١٢-١٩٢٠." [و‎‎٤‎٤‎٥] (١٠٤٤/٨٩٤)

805. (a) Ahwaz Road. —A report emanating from Messrs. Lynch’s inspector
on the Dopuhm-Dehdiz section of the road, recently arrived in Ispahan, is eminent
ly unsatisfactory. The tract between Dopulun and Malaroir is said to be very
unsafe owing to the presence on it of bands of Kuhgelus assisted by Bakhtiaris,
the latter mostly of the Oulad Haji Ali, who reside near Sara Khan.
(b) The robbery on 9th June is now reported to have consisted of 62 loaded
mules and 7 donkeys, none of them under loads, of Messrs. Lynch. The mills at
Shalil have also been sacked. About 200 head of cattle, property of Gholami
Arabs, carried off.
(c) A portion of the Bakhtiari (known as Ourak) residing in or near Dehdiz
have submitted to, and joined hands with, the Kuhgelus.
(d) A kosid of the Ahwaz Consulate, who arrived on 2nd July, reported that
a band of some 1,000 Kuhgelus had attacked Debdiz, firing a portion of the
village and all crops. About 26th June they attacked an upward caravan of
Messrs. Lynch, carrying off about 50 mules (some laden) and killing two mule
teers. One half of this band was believed to be moving on Malamir and the
other on Dopulun with intent to plunder the caravanserais at those two places.
(e) Reports received by Messrs. Lynch on 24th July from an incoming road
inspector showed that on 10th July large bands of Kuhgelu raiders had looted
and burnt merchandise lying in the caravanserai at Malamir. They had also
attacked and looted several tribes in the Bakhtiari country, five to six men having
been killed on both sides. The following is the report furnished to Messrs. Lynch
by their inspectors :—
“ On our arrival at Malamir we found the caravanserai here on fire. After
making enquiries we came to know that two stores had been burnt
with goods belonging to outsiders. One of the stores belongs to
Haji Agha Ali Nazar in the employ of the Bakhtiari chiefs. Our
goods had been in another store, which had also been robbed and
burnt, but what has been robbed or burnt we cannot say. The only
thing we could do was to gather the scattered contents of some of
the packages and put them among other packages and build up the
door of the store pending instruction from Ahwaz or Ispahan.”
(/) Messrs. Lynch’s reports for the period shewed :—
4,363 packages received.
60 packages despatched.
Bushire.
1st to 31st August.
806. Monsieur Constant made over charge of his duties as Provincial Director
of Customs, Bushire, to Monsieur J. Zwinne, and left by the mail of 5th August for
Europe.
807. Monsieur Constant informed His Majesty’s Vice-Consul that his succes
sor was in charge of :—
(1) Customs of Province.
(2) Maliyat (as Treasurer of the Province).
(3) Provincial Posts.
(4) Provincial Telegraphs.
(5) Surveillance of traffic in intestines.
808. Owing to dissensions amongst the Dashti tribesmen, the condition of that
district is very disturbed. This is said to be due to the weakness of the Khan of
Dashti from whom the Persian authorities have so far been unable to recover
any revenue.
Customs.
Condition of
Country,